Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Domesticated buffaloes lumbered through the flooded fields , too , hauling tiny wooden plows , or wallowed at rest in deeper hollows with only their scimitar-shaped horns and noses showing above the water . |
| 2 | Slaves , as property , were under the absolute power of their owners ; they could be bought , sold or traded at the whim of the master , and were occasionally awarded as prizes in lotteries , or wagered at gaming tables . |
| 3 | In the afternoons she paid the calls she could not escape from , visited the Rectory regularly , or sat at home on Wednesdays devising domestic plans for the future in between visitors . |
| 4 | ‘ I spend my time in the bookies or sat at home in front of the telly . |
| 5 | After the war , Unionist candidates with commissions , good war records and decorations made the most of their advantages , especially when they could be set against opponents who had opposed the war or stayed at home . |
| 6 | Elsewhere rail passengers either found other means of transport , or stayed at home . |
| 7 | Although traditional attitudes towards women were changing gradually , a new sex equality act was needed to allow women to choose whether they worked full time , part time or stayed at home with their children . |
| 8 | The decision was discussed and agreed at board level , including the amount of space taken . |
| 9 | Bethesda ) , diluted 1/500 in DMEM/10%FCS , and incubated at RT for 1 hr . |
| 10 | He agreed in part with its author , disputed the theories of many others and expanded at length on his own theory concerning the fertilisation of the date palm . |
| 11 | From an early age , his mother and father showed him the illustrated books on the subject which they had brought back from London , and described at length the wonders of the ballets they had seen danced there by the Diaghilev company , ‘ when they were young and in love ’ , as John put it later . |
| 12 | Others believed that practices described and demonstrated at length by persons of high status in the Authority must at the very least be strongly recommended and might even be — or become — mandatory . |
| 13 | I phoned Kevin , I 've got Kevin 's mum and dad 's phone number off Dave and phoned at home but he 's gone out for the day or something they said . |
| 14 | However , they can be demonstrated and tried at height to get the idea and to see the problems which can arise if they are not neatly executed . |
| 15 | Education TV film can be recorded off the air and played at will . |
| 16 | Ted returned to the fray after a scoreless first half and played at outside-right . |
| 17 | Lots of girls married in haste and repented at leisure then because they were afraid of being left on the shelf . |
| 18 | Restless and unwound at home , their tongue lashes around venting their self-doubt and guilt on others . |
| 19 | The threat of being hired and fired at will frightens off workers from unions . |
| 20 | The princess smiled and nodded at airport officials before hurrying on board , taking with her two briefcases . |
| 21 | He had his suede shoes brushed over with a wire brush by the boot-black outside the General Post Office and arrived at Exchange station a few minutes before ten o'clock . |
| 22 | ‘ She said , ‘ This is what love is for — I 'm coming over , ’ and she set off for Rocamar and arrived at breakfast next day . ’ |
| 23 | They had a pleasant drive down there ( Goodwood was over and London deserted ) and arrived at sunset ; on this occasion the food was not a great success . |
| 24 | He stayed the night at Salines , and arrived at noon next day at Kouklia . |
| 25 | Paul Richardson had received a dawn summons from Stephen and arrived at Crystal Springs fifteen minutes later . |
| 26 | She wrote a long and intimate letter to Eleanor describing her state of mind and her new and disturbing sense of isolation , but Eleanor was working on the first draft of her first novel , and replied at length but not to the point . |
| 27 | She refused to put up with her husband 's moods , and commented at length on the ways in which her skill as a household manager had been undervalued in the past . |
| 28 | He came out of hospital in January 1963 , and convalesced at home for the next few weeks . |
| 29 | Enraged , Richard sailed on and landed at Acre , joining the besieging army on 8th June . |
| 30 | The failed short-list candidates are surrounded by increasing circles of other disappointed souls : to continue our horseracing imagery , the front-runners are followed by the minor placings , those who met the headhunter and talked at length about the opportunity , who were among the top ten , but not the top three or four . |